New Perspectives on the Research of Chinese Culture
This volume contains high quality articles, originally published in Chinese in the Chinese Journal Jiuzhou Xuelin [Chinese Cultural Quarterly] and new articles written on special invitation by established scholars in the field. The theme of the volume is
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Chinese Culture Volume 1
Series Editor Pei-kai Cheng
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Pei-kai Cheng • Ka Wai Fan Editors
New Perspectives on the Research of Chinese Culture
Editors Pei-kai Cheng Chinese Civilisation Centre City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
Ka Wai Fan Chinese Civilisation Centre City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
ISBN 978-981-4021-77-7 ISBN 978-981-4021-78-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-4021-78-4 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012955076 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This new title in the increasingly important field of Chinese culture and civilization contains eight chapters introducing the latest trends and new developments in the research into Chinese literature, archaeology, oral traditions, Buddhism, music, cartology and medicine. The chapters are written by renowned scholars in the field, including Prof. Longxi Zhang (City University of Hong Kong), Prof. Barend ter Haar (Leiden University), Prof. Zhaoguang Ge (Fudan University) and Prof. Joseph S.C. Lam (University of Michigan). Arranged in chronological order, the book starts with ‘Nature and Landscape in t
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